When it comes to biopics, Hollyweird has consistently found ways to either offend people with their Casting Choices, or offend people by allowing the script to be written by someone who doesn't have a clue about what they are writing about. It is a money game, not a talent game, so we often end up with hysterics rather than historical.
As to not have another Nina Simone fiasco, I have compiled a list to show Hollywood how to cast an actor to play someone where there is no need for prosthetics, paint jobs, or over the top graphics to make it believable. So to make things a little bit easier, I would like to show Hollyweird how to at least cast a biopic if you are going to be attempting to chronicle the life of some great African American. You can thank me later.
Bianca Jagger
-A Nicaraguan-born social and human rights advocate and a former Actress. She was formerly married to Mick Jagger, lead singer of The Rolling Stones.
WHO CAN PLAY HER??
ROSARIO DAWSON
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Joe Louis
-Was an American professional boxer. He held the world heavyweight championship from 1937 to 1949, and is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time.
WHO CAN PLAY HIM??
Robert Ri'chard
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Eartha Kitt
-was an American Actress, singer, cabaret star, dancer, stand-up comedian, activist and voice artist, known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est Si Bon" and the enduring Christmas novelty smash "Santa Baby", which were both US Top 10 hits. She starred in 1967 as Catwoman, in the third and final season of the Television Series Batman.WHO CAN PLAY HER??
Naomie Harris
Honorable Mention
Rihanna
Phyllis Hyman
- was an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for her singles from the late 1970s to the early 1990s: "You Know How to Love Me", "Living All Alone" and "Don't Wanna Change the World". Hyman also performed on Broadway in the 1981 Musical based on the music of Duke Ellington, Sophisticated Ladies, which ran from 1981 to 1983. The musical earned her a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.
WHO CAN PLAY HER??
Chrisette Michele
Honorable Mention
Keri Hilson
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- is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, Television director, television producer, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She is perhaps best known for her work on the 1982 musical-drama television series Fame, where she portrayed dance teacher Lydia Grant, and served as the series' principal choreographer. She currently portrays Catherine Avery on Grey's Anatomy. She is the younger sister of actress/director/singer Phylicia Rashad.
WHO CAN PLAY HER??
Misty Copeland
Now these are just a few Casting choices that can be made where you do not have to do too much to make the character believable. Many of which already have the acting or musical chops to carry their character depiction over without costing money to make it so. This is just to show that another horrible representation of a person who is alive or dead does not have to be repeated. We NEVER need a repeat of....
